Quinta Brunson’s Brad Pitt Shoutout Is Part Of A Time-Honored Tradition Of Flustered Awards Speeches

While accepting the Golden Globes award for Best Musical or Comedy Series, Abbott Elementary creator Quinta Brunson couldn’t help but give a shoutout to Brad Pitt after she spotted him in the audience. During her emotional speech, in which she thanked everyone who helped make the hit ABC series a success, Brunson became noticeably starstruck at the sight of Pitt and even co-star Janelle James was surprised that he was just sitting right there.

You can see the adorable and now-viral moment below:

“Comedy brings people together. Comedy gives us all the same laugh– hey, Brad Pitt!” pic.twitter.com/HWXqqazaye

— Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) January 11, 2023

And if Brunson is feeling a little embarrassed, she shouldn’t be. Celebs getting starstruck by other celebs is a Golden Globes tradition as evidenced by the videos below:

— Alison Perelman (@alison_perelman) January 11, 2023

The Brad Pitt shoutout also exploded on Twitter as tons of people found the reaction very relatable. Who wouldn’t have reacted the same way

— Peaches (aka The Wall) (@JulesNYNY) January 11, 2023

She cut her eyes back to him so fast haha

— maggie (@fleetwoodmagg) January 11, 2023